Canon POWERSHOT SX201S - Manual (Page 72)

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You can shoot an object at a close distance or even shoot extreme close-
ups of it. In
œ mode you can approach the subject even closer than in e
mode. The optical zoom (p. 24) or digital zoom (p. 62) cannot be used.
Press the
q button.
Choose
e or œ.
● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial
to choose e or œ, then press the m
button.
X The icon for the mode will appear.
X In œ, the zoom will lock at the maximum
wide angle.
Shooting Range
• When you move the zoom lever, the zoom bar appears on the screen.
The camera cannot focus in
e in the yellow portion of the bar.
• When zooming within the range of the yellow bar, e will be grayed out
and shooting will be done in .
• You are recommended to attach the camera to a tripod and shoot in Î, to
prevent the camera from moving and blurring the image (p. 77).
• You can reduce the AF frame size when you want to focus on a specific portion
of the subject (p. 83).
Shooting Close-ups (Macro/Super Macro)
Macro Mode Shooting Range (Maximum Wide Angle)
Macro 10 – 50 cm (3.9 in. – 1.6 ft.)
Super Macro 0 – 10 cm (0 – 3.9 in.)
About the zoom bar in
e
How can I take better close-ups?
•
If you use the flash when shooting in Macro mode, the edges of the
image may darken.
• Be careful to avoid damaging the lens when shooting in Super Macro
mode.
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